Instrument Comprehension (Part 1)
CBAT-style practice test · Spatial
Translating instrument readings into a mental picture of the aircraft in space.
- Skill area
- Spatial
- Length
- 13 minutes
- Format
- Timed questions
- Cost
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What this test involves
- Answer as many as you can.
- The attitude indicator gives bank and pitch; the compass gives heading.
- The view is from behind, looking north: an aircraft heading north flies into the screen, south comes out of it, east points right and west points left.
- Press 1–4 to choose an answer, or click it.
How to prepare for Instrument Comprehension (Part 1)
- The aircraft symbol on the attitude indicator never moves. Only the horizon behind it does. Ground coming up on your left means you are banked left, and the pointer at the bottom gives the angle.
- More ground showing means you are diving; more sky means you are climbing.
- Settle bank first, then pitch, then heading. Checking in a fixed order stops you second-guessing.
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